10 and 7 seem a bit young

Posted by Robbie53024 9 years, 11 months ago to Culture
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But I think that I was about that age when I started exploring on my own. My parents got divorced when I was 8, and the first place that my mom lived was about 3 miles from my dad's house, and I know that I walked/rode the bus between the two places, and she only lived there for a year. But even the early '70's was a different era from today.
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  • Posted by $ Abaco 9 years, 11 months ago
    I was walking to/from kindergarten, at least 1/2-mile. My brother and I would walk about that far together, ages 8 and 9, from summer school to a sitter's house - in a strange part of town (strange to us, anyway).

    Maybe my take on this is strange but let me know what you think. I think this is the system turning its attention on the family/parents when it should be turned on those who would harm the kids. Here in Cal we have this Megan’s Law website that shows all kinds of predators living near schools when the law states they aren’t supposed to be. Oh no…don’t worry about them. Instead, have the State threaten to take the children from the family. Maybe I’m way off the mark and not seeing things correctly, but that’s how I see it. It reminds me of a joke I heard many years ago that I think Michael Savage said. “If we start throwing the crime victims in prison we’ll have a lot less crime.”

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    • Posted by 9 years, 11 months ago
      I agree. And now that you bring it up, yes, I was walking about a mile to Kindergarten. Usually met up with others on the way, and there were crossing guards (other students) at each street that had a stop light, but we all were basically unsupervised.

      Speaking of throwing the crime victims in prison - there's an update to a post that I made earlier this week on the barbershop where there was an attempted robbery, but a patron with a concealed carry permit shot him dead. That patron was then arrested, spent the night in jail, had to spend money on an attorney (or could have waited a couple of days in jail awaiting a public defender), had his gun impounded (another such incident about a year ago has the owner still not having his firearm returned). All this because the policy in Milwaukee is that guns, even those owned and licensed by law abiding citizens, are evil and you will be punished one way or another.
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  • Posted by khalling 9 years, 11 months ago
    There are always going to be monsters. Hell one stole Elizabeth Smart out of her bed in the safety of her home. I was 8 or so riding my bike across town to the swimming pool! No parent in sight. I was a latch key by third grade. I wore our housekey on a shoestring around my neck. The state needs to get OUT of parenting from administration. They suck at it anyway.
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  • Posted by flanap 9 years, 11 months ago
    People are afraid of losing lives, whether it be theirs, their kids, or someone else because they are not sure what is on the other side. If this is all there is, then of course folks are going to hold on for dear life!

    Unfortunately, when the Truth is told and provided, it is ridiculed as religious propaganda; however, those who ridicule cannot answer basic questions about the origins of life, etc....

    Yes, situations like this do lead back to fundamental philosophies of existence and cultural winds.
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  • Posted by $ nickursis 9 years, 11 months ago
    I grew up in San Diego CA next to a huge canyon. From age 5 or so all the kids would play there. We also went to school singly, in pairs or threes, with no escorts, police etc. A mom was on the busy road we crossed as crossing guard. No one ever got lost, stolen or hijacked, and someone always was at home or you went to a friends house. Fear is only encouraged by this sort of government crap. Who are they to say if they are bad parents? Does the state have the secret bad parent grading guide? Maybe if they devoted the same energy to investigating all the corrupt politicos (such as the former San Diego mayor), there would be less problems in communities. Good article.
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